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ESPN: Orioles are still the 2nd biggest 2016 overachiever compared with their preseason projections


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http://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/17362295/surprises-disappointments-started-offseason-moves

Which teams have been the biggest surprises and disappointments? One way to look at this is to compare each team's current record with its preseason projected record. I took each team's win-loss mark entering Sunday, projected that over 162 games and compared that win total with the average preseason projection from ZiPS, FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus.

Five biggest overachievers:

Texas Rangers: +14

Baltimore Orioles: +11

Chicago Cubs: +10

Washington Nationals: +9

Philadelphia Phillies: +9

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I'm not really interested in whether the Orioles have exceeded somebody else's expectations. They've slightly exceeded my preseason expectations, but my expectations changed as the season developed. I'd be pretty bitterly disappointed if we missed the playoffs after leading the AL East for most of the year and reaching 18 games over .500 at one point.

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